- A
softail (shortened form of soft tail)
motorcycle intentionally looks like
vintage motorcycles with a
rigid hard-tail
frame that has a
triangle of steel...
- on
these Softail models from the factory.
Designation Softail models utilize the big-twin
engine (F) and the
Softail ch****is (ST).
Softail models that...
- The Harley-Davidson Fat Boy, is a V-twin
softail cruiser motorcycle with solid-cast disc wheels.
Designed by
Willie G.
Davidson and
Louie Netz, Harley-Davidson...
- not used in the
Softail model family before the year 2000. This was due to the ch****is
design and
vibration transfer to the
Softail frame as a result...
-
model year in
favor of the new
Softail frame, with some
models from the Dyna
nameplate being carried over to the
Softail line. From 1934 to 1970, with...
-
styling ″Heritage″
variants of the
Softail series,
while FX is used on
sportier models or the chopper-like
Softails with
rather thin
front wheels. The...
-
produced in Harley-Davidson's York,
Pennsylvania plant,
where touring and
Softail models are also manufactured. In each
model year, CVO
models feature larger-displacement...
- a four-speed transmission, 35° rake,
chain drive, and a single-shock
softail-style rear suspension. The VLX
engine is
borrowed from the
Honda Transalp...
-
internal counterbalancers,
whereas Twin Cams were
counterbalanced only on
Softail models,
where the
engine was
rigidly mounted. All
engines have
eight valves...
- Harley-Davidson Twin Cam 88 in the
Touring and Dyna
model and in 2000 in the
Softail models. Also
available in the
Sportster model beginning in 1986, it was...
